County executive to include planning, design funds for new Perry Hall middle school

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WEBVTT PERRY HALL IS THE MOSTOVERCROWED SCHOOL IN BALTIMORECOUNTY.IT'S SURROUNDED BY PORTABLECLASSROOMS.BUT ALL THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE.THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SAYS HE'LLPUT $7 MILLION IN HIS BUDGET FORPLANNING AND DESIGN FOR A BRANDNEW 1500 SEAT MIDDLE SCHOOL INPERRY HALLHE'S ALSO PROMISED TO ADD ASMANY AS 200 NEW SEATS AT PINEGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALTOGETHER,BOTH PROJECTS WOULD ADD UP TO1700 EXTRA SEATS IN THENORTHEAST. >> IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT FORTHE COUNTY BECAUSE WE ARE GIVINGOUR KIDS MODERN LEARNINGENVIRONMENTS PLUS IT'S ALSO GOODIN REBUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS.REPORTER: THE NEWS COMES AS ABIG SURPRISE TO PERRY HALLSTUDENTS AND PARENTS.>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT BECAUSEOUR SCHOOL IS REALLY OVERCROWDEDSOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SIT ON THEFLOOR ON THE BUS.THAT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.>> THE POPULATION IS JUST TOOMUCH FOR THE SCHOOL.REPORTER: AND TO HEAR THIS NEWSIS?>> TERRIFIC.IT IS WONDERFUL.REPORTER: THE COUNTY EXECUTIVESAYS CONSTRUCTION WOULD START IN2019, WITH THE NEW SCHOOLOPENING IN 2021 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DR. DALLASDANCE ISSUED THIS STATEMENTSAYING, WE ARE EXTREMELYAPPRECIATIVE THE COUNTYEXECUTIVE HAS ADDRESSED OUR NEEDFOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SEATS.BY FOCUSING ON A COMPREHENSIVESOLUTION, WE CAN NOW WORK TOBRING RELIEF TO SEVERAL OF OURMIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE ATCAPACITY OR SCHEDULED TO BEWITHIN THE COMING YEARS.THIS LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT IS PARTOF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'SLONGTERM $1.3 BILLION SCHOOL FOROUR FUTURE PROGRAMREPORTER: COUNCILMAN DAVID MARKSTOLD ME TODAY THIS IS A GOODEXAMPLE OF PERSISTENCE PAYINGOFF.

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Plan proposed to relieve overcrowding at Perry Hall schools

County executive to include planning, design funds for new Perry Hall middle school

Perry Hall Middle School is the most overcrowded school in Baltimore County, and there could soon be relief.Looking to address severe overcrowding issues in the northeast section of the county, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said his budget proposal will include $7 million in planning and design funding for a new 1,500 seat middle school in Perry Hall and a 200- to 300-seat addition at Pine Grove Middle School.Download the WBAL app.Construction on the projects is expected to begin in 2019 with the school and addition opening in 2021, Kamenetz said. "It's a great investment for the county because we are giving our kids modern learning environments, plus it's also good in rebuilding neighborhoods," Kamenetz said.The proposal is the latest step in Kamenetz's $1.3 billion Schools for our Future program, which was launched in 2011. The goal of the initiative is to address the school system’s dual dilemma of rising enrollment and aging infrastructure. According to county officials, including the latest proposals, the county is building, or is in the midst of building 16 new schools, 12 additions and seven significant renovations. Baltimore County has contributed $2 for every dollar from the state to complete these projects, Kamenetz said."We are extremely appreciative the county executive has addressed our need for middle school seats. By focusing on a comprehensive solution, we can now work to bring relief to several of our middle schools that are at capacity or scheduled to be within the upcoming years," Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent S. Dallas Dance said in a statement.County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins (D-Middle River) is also pleased with the proposal.“We have spent a tremendous amount of money in the county and in my district on school construction over the past six years, but the issue of middle school overcrowding was an area that still required a solution,” Bevins said. “I’ve been talking with Dr. Dance and the County Executive about funding projects to address this issue, and adding 1,700 middle school seats in the northeast area is great news. It would make real sense to build the new school on the Nottingham property that the school system already owns.” “This is fantastic,” said long-time Perry Hall advocate Bill Paulshock, who graduated from both Perry Hall Middle and Perry Hall High in a statement. “Since the day he was elected, County Executive Kamenetz has supported the Perry Hall-White Marsh area more than any elected official in history. His commitment to recreation and parks and our schools is nothing short of phenomenal.”

PERRY HALL, Md. —

Perry Hall Middle School is the most overcrowded school in Baltimore County, and there could soon be relief.

Looking to address severe overcrowding issues in the northeast section of the county, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said his budget proposal will include $7 million in planning and design funding for a new 1,500 seat middle school in Perry Hall and a 200- to 300-seat addition at Pine Grove Middle School.

Construction on the projects is expected to begin in 2019 with the school and addition opening in 2021, Kamenetz said.

"It's a great investment for the county because we are giving our kids modern learning environments, plus it's also good in rebuilding neighborhoods," Kamenetz said.

The proposal is the latest step in Kamenetz's $1.3 billion Schools for our Future program, which was launched in 2011. The goal of the initiative is to address the school system’s dual dilemma of rising enrollment and aging infrastructure.

According to county officials, including the latest proposals, the county is building, or is in the midst of building 16 new schools, 12 additions and seven significant renovations.

Baltimore County has contributed $2 for every dollar from the state to complete these projects, Kamenetz said.

"We are extremely appreciative the county executive has addressed our need for middle school seats. By focusing on a comprehensive solution, we can now work to bring relief to several of our middle schools that are at capacity or scheduled to be within the upcoming years," Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent S. Dallas Dance said in a statement.

County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins (D-Middle River) is also pleased with the proposal.

“We have spent a tremendous amount of money in the county and in my district on school construction over the past six years, but the issue of middle school overcrowding was an area that still required a solution,” Bevins said. “I’ve been talking with Dr. Dance and the County Executive about funding projects to address this issue, and adding 1,700 middle school seats in the northeast area is great news. It would make real sense to build the new school on the Nottingham property that the school system already owns.”

“This is fantastic,” said long-time Perry Hall advocate Bill Paulshock, who graduated from both Perry Hall Middle and Perry Hall High in a statement. “Since the day he was elected, County Executive Kamenetz has supported the Perry Hall-White Marsh area more than any elected official in history. His commitment to recreation and parks and our schools is nothing short of phenomenal.”